Hubble Space Telescope Photographs Extragalactical Stellar Nursery

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Computer processing of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image sharpens the appearance of the cluster R136 by subtracting stellar halos introduced by spherical aberration in the HST optics.

Object Name: R136

Image Type: Astronomical

Credit: NASA, ESA, and STScI

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Montage Image: HST and Ground-Based Telescope Photo of 30 Doradus Image Type: Astronomical/Illustration PRC1990-09a Star Cluster R136 - ESO 2.2m Telescope Image Type: Astronomical PRC1990-31 Star Cluster R136 - Wide Field/Planetary Camera Image Type: Astronomical PRC1990-32

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